Discussion Assignment 2: Discretionary Benefits

Discretionary Benefits
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Discretionary Benefits
What are the advantages of offering discretionary benefits in the workplace?
Discretionary benefits are imperative in organizations to foster motivation among workers and attract qualified workers. These provisions such as health insurance, pension plans, and vacations ensure that the best talents are retained in a competitive business environment where workers have different options for employment. Additionally, a business that is known to offer such benefits has the opportunity to select employees from a large pool of candidates. Discretionary benefits increase the level of an employee engagement in the workplace. In this light, health care benefits promote the presence of healthier employees, who are more productive and motivated to increase the organizational performance (Markos & Sridevi, 2010). Offering such benefits shows that the employer cares about the workforce, which increases the loyalty they have towards the business...